"Murdoch on the Couch" is the thirteen episode of the fifteenth season of Murdoch Mysteries and the two hundred twenty-eighth episode of the series (not including the three stand-alone holiday specials). It first aired on January 10, 2022.
Summary
When Murdoch investigates the mysterious death of a colleague of Sigmund Freud, he receives unexpected psychoanalysis.Meanwhile at Station House No. 4, Detective Watts has another crime to investigate when man reports a murder.
Murdoch and Ogden's plan to attend a lecture by Sigmund Freud is upended when the controversial doctor receives a death threat he believes was sent by a colleague. They interview him and his acolytes Carl Jung, Sándor Ferenczi, Ernest Jones, and Victor Severn. Murdoch is unsettled by Freud's uninvited psychoanalysis, and then a melee breaks out in the bullpen that turns deadly.
Character Revelations
- George Crabtree and Effie Newsome are in Newfoundland.
- Julia underwent Dr. Freud's talking cure when she was in Vienna and the talk was mostly about William.
- William Murdoch loosens his tie, sticks his hands in his pocket (possibly for the first time), and imitates Detective Watts in an unsuccessful attempt to disprove Dr. Freud's accurate analysis of him to Julia.
Continuity
- In 1900, Dr. Julia Ogden studied with Sigmund Freud in Austria (between Season 6 and 7).
- Station House No. 4 is a crime scene - again.
Historical References
- Edward VII (Albert Edward;1841-1910) is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas.
Trivia
- This is the "bottle episode" of the season. Bottle episodes are usually shot within built sets, frequently the main interior sets for a series, and restricted in scope to use as few regular cast members, with very little effects, thus saves on production costs. There is usually one per Murdoch Mysteries season.
- Recast actors Jeff Lillico first appeared on Murdoch Mysteries as Reginald Mayfair in Winston's Lost Night and Trevor Hayes first appeared in Murdoch Takes Manhattan.
Cast
Main Cast
Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Recurring Cast
Daniel Maslany as Detective Llewellyn Watts
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Guest Cast
Diego Matamoros as Sigmund Freud
Jeff Lillico as Carl Jung
Yrevor Hayes as Charlie Davidson
Karl Graboshas as Sandor Ferenczi
Nathan Carroll as Ernest Jones
Ian Simpson as Victor Severn
Gallery
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| The Things We Do for Love Part 1 • The Things We Do for Love Part 2 • Manhunt • Blood on the Tracks • Love or Money • I Know What You Did Last Autumn • The Incorrigible Dr. Ogden• Murdoch Knows Best • The Lady Vanishes • Drawn in Blood • The Night Before Christmas •There's Something About Mary • Murdoch on the Couch • The Witches of East York • Rawhide Ralph • It's a Wonderful Game • Bloodlines • Patriot Games• Brother Can You Spare a Crime • Pendrick's Planetary Parlour • Devil Music • Sweet Amelia • Pay the Piper • Close Encounters
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